Shrinking Assets - September 2020 Team Chat
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I'm struggling. I haven't logged any food in a few weeks. I've lost all energy to plan smart meals or eat vegetables. My stomach feels like a bottomless pit that's just always hungry. My weight is back to square one and I'm too upset to even open Happy Scale to see the trendweight damage. Everything is sore from not getting enough movement and activity. I haven't been to the gym in weeks. I'm stressed out at work. My mental state is so frazzled I feel like I'm doing a bad job and not getting my job actually done. Even my apartment is a total mess. It's been raining pretty much non-stop for a week and it's sunny right now but I have to work, and it should start raining again by the time I get off work. It's only September and sun is starting to set before 8pm, we still have 3,5 more months of getting darker and colder and wetter before it starts to get better.
The only upside is that I know the weight is bloat for the most part, since my body fat seems to be down and my fingers specifically feel bloated (I've been fat-heavier than this and my rings never were so tight). At the end of August I got a body composition test done at work and it showed my visceral fat was at a healthy level. Since that's the most dangerous kind of fat, I'm really happy about the result. Even the test showed I'm extra bloated.
Next couple of weeks my goal is to just get back on track. Log food, get enough activity to feel good in my body, find a way to reduce this bloat somehow, find some inner balance. A colleague even recommended some meditation videos that he said were hugely helpful for him. He said he thought it's some hippie bull**** at first but tried it and it really helped, so I'm intrigued since we're usually on the same level of sensibilities about this kind of stuff.
The overwhelming majority of my colleagues are 40-something men. Most of them also do some sports. Most of them gained some lockdown weight, and since they're all so similar, they have no problem talking about their bodies and dieting at work. I'm uncomfortable in partaking in that conversation, but I listen. My boss has lost 20lbs since the beginning of July, and according to him the only thing he's done is split portion sizes in half and then wait 15 minutes before taking more food if he's still hungry. I was sitting there and just thinking "how????? does he not get hungry and destroy the world????". If weight loss was that easy for everyone, we'd all be in our goal weights.
Sorry for the rant, I really need to get this off my chest and try to find myself back into the right path.
Yesterday my husband was like “oh look, I’m losing weight; I need new shorts because these are too big”. He’s been eating what he wants, when he wants and not weighing or measuring a damn thing. He eats way more junk food than I do.
So, I feel your pain about the men who are like “look how easy weight loss is”. I want to punch them in the face. But I also don’t want to go to jail, so there’s that.
This is where you can rant and no one will judge you. My last 2 weeks have been awful and I feel my hard work coming undone but I’m frustrated by how easy it is to put it back on, so again, I completely understand where you’re coming from.
You can get back on track and you can succeed. You’ve got this.5 -
@LaurieWrobo whoooooppppp amazing well done you!!!!! It is so inspiring seeing people reach goal.... you make me believe, thank you!
@Curvybaja55 have a great day too
My check in.
Today was *kitten* with work. I thought working from home would be good but actually I really much prefer being in the office.... also I snack way more here.
I finished work and popped to the supermarket, I walked the whole way hk e persuading myself to move my workout to tomorrow morning (I'd planned to do it at lunch but ended up without a lunch break) but got in and got it done.... yeah!
20.40 and still got dinner to organise and eat, but needed to cool down and regain composure first so it was the perfect time to pop on here.
2 more days to the weekend..... come on, we've got this!1 -
A blip @Beka3695
Simply, life isn't easy, everything is a choice, what do you want? Do you need help getting there? If so we are here for you.1 -
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Dogmom1978 wrote: »So, I feel your pain about the men who are like “look how easy weight loss is”. I want to punch them in the face. But I also don’t want to go to jail, so there’s that.
This needs to be the law. We need a list of offences that allow you to give someone a bop on the nose;
1. Bragging about losing weight whilst putting in zero effort
2. Lining up several people abreast across a foot path and not giving any room when somebody comes along
3. Reaching over someone for something when shopping as if social distancing didn't exist
4. Parking your vehicle on a pavement so wheelchairs and pushchairs have to go in the road
If we don't reach 100 I would be surprised!5 -
Weigh day Thursday
PW: 197.2
CW: 194.4
LTD: 4.4
happy dance face *disclaimer* this was achieved with a *kitten* ton of hard work and focus 5 -
Sometimes I feel like a lurker in these team threads because I read all the posts each day but only really chime in on weigh in days. I wanted to share how much I relate to and am inspired by what you all share!
@LaurieWrobo how pumped are you for wedding photos now?! I bet one will make an awesome progress post! Have you bought your dress yet?
This time of the year is always weird for people because of all the change that happens from summer to fall routines. Work madness, kids back to school, all those things! Im trying to remember that and be kind to myself as we shift into this new season, and think about just one or two simple priorities that I can carry forward.
Right now Im doing ok food and calories wise, but am greatly impacted by the poor air quality and wildfire smoke here in California. It has made exercise very difficult or impossible on really poor air days. I'm missing the stress relief and the feeling of getting stronger. It has almost made me forget about covid.
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Set out for 10k - made 10k! Very, very, VERY slowly.
To be fair this is probably good training for when I actually get to run the last few miles of a marathon as I am running with pretty much no energy to call on.3 -
@kilobykilo awesome job!!! Go you!!!
@carriestrine I cannot imagine the air quality there. It is so wide spread!!! How far are you from the fires?
@TheMrWobbly is the lack of energy due to keto?
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TheMrWobbly wrote: »Dogmom1978 wrote: »So, I feel your pain about the men who are like “look how easy weight loss is”. I want to punch them in the face. But I also don’t want to go to jail, so there’s that.
This needs to be the law. We need a list of offences that allow you to give someone a bop on the nose;
1. Bragging about losing weight whilst putting in zero effort
2. Lining up several people abreast across a foot path and not giving any room when somebody comes along
3. Reaching over someone for something when shopping as if social distancing didn't exist
4. Parking your vehicle on a pavement so wheelchairs and pushchairs have to go in the road
If we don't reach 100 I would be surprised!
Lol yes!!!!1 -
@TheMrWobbly is the lack of energy due to keto?
Unfortunately yes. Apparently it takes a while for your body to adjust and 10k is as far as I can go even then didn't feel good. I have to admit it - I love carbs!1 -
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carriestrine wrote: »Sometimes I feel like a lurker in these team threads because I read all the posts each day but only really chime in on weigh in days. I wanted to share how much I relate to and am inspired by what you all share!
@LaurieWrobo how pumped are you for wedding photos now?! I bet one will make an awesome progress post! Have you bought your dress yet?
This time of the year is always weird for people because of all the change that happens from summer to fall routines. Work madness, kids back to school, all those things! Im trying to remember that and be kind to myself as we shift into this new season, and think about just one or two simple priorities that I can carry forward.
Right now Im doing ok food and calories wise, but am greatly impacted by the poor air quality and wildfire smoke here in California. It has made exercise very difficult or impossible on really poor air days. I'm missing the stress relief and the feeling of getting stronger. It has almost made me forget about covid.
Hi! Yep dress was bought back in February before all the COVID stuff hit; I went for alterations a few weeks ago- none needed!!!!
So no more money needed to be spent😘2 -
Happy Toning Thursday💥💥💥
Back to back barre classes!! Class last night and class early this morning- 6:15 AM!!
My Pure Barre studio is in the Fall Fit Challenge which I signed up for - instructor v. members - 30 classes in 60 days; 2 down!!💥💥💥2 -
September 10, 2020
Weigh day Thursday
PW: 132
CW: 131.6
LTD: 5.0 (April 2020)
Ok so hoping this is actual (albeit slow) progress. I guess we will see. I have worked out regularly since April...Jazzercise on Demand during Covid actually got me started back on this train to lose weight and get more fit.
And to those with husbands/men that can eat one less peanut and lose, I can relate. While I have yo-yo'd and worked out to lose my 5 pds, my husband has managed to lose 18. However, he is my hero and happy that Keto works for him...I would just give up life without carbs... and starve since I really hate most veggies! Ha. Everyone I think has to find their path. 3 -
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WEIGH IN REMINDERS
Overdue:
@hipari Do you want to carry over last week?
@peachplace
@KittyInBoots17
Due today:
@boehle
Friday:
@cre804
@bigblues11
@floecity
@carriestrine
@KelGen02
@imgwendolyn2015
Saturday:
@Beka3695
@machchic
@biketheworld
@xiaolongbao
@Dogmom1978
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Just something great to share...
A couple months ago I spoke to an old coworker and we have been in touch ever since. This guy was the photographer at my wedding - we used to be really close.
I spoke to him yesterday. He said "you will never believe who I talked to today...our old secretary. I told her 'you would not recognize Beka. She is skinny and has solid grey hair."
I giggled a little. I've never been called skinny! HAHAHA!! I think skinny is pushing it - but it made me feel AMAZING!!!9 -
I apologize, the long weekend threw me off so yesterday felt like Tuesday and I didn't weigh in! I'll carry over from last week.
Weigh In Wednesday:
KittyInBoots17:
PW: 234.6
CW:234.6
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